Berlin, Germany

By James GraffSunday, Aug. 10, 2003

STOCKHOLM CITY MUSEUM

Thousands of refugees fled East Germany into West Berlin. On Aug. 13, the communist regime announced that “effective controls” were being established, and soon construction began on a wall. Now all that’s left is a line of bricks buried in the roadway indicating where the Wall once stood. No-man’s-land has been replaced by high-rise buildings, giving Berlin a new skyline.